by GrandSlambert 5 (1 reviews)

Pretty Sidebar Categories

Name: Pretty Sidebar Categories
Rating: 5.0 (1 reviews)
Author: GrandSlambert

Show posts from any taxonomy in a sidebar or Elementor, with images, excerpts, and style controls.

Pretty Sidebar Categories ranks #19,222 among WordPress.org plugins with 60+ active installations, is #2,564 of 8,848 in the Customization category, a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews, and was last updated Oct 20, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1

v1.3.0 Current Version v1.3.0

Updated 1 week ago Last Update on 20 Oct, 2026

Refreshed 2 days ago Last Refreshed on

#2,564 of 8,848 in Customization Top 25% by installs Downloads -71.3% this week Actively maintained

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Plugin Details

Version: 1.3.0
Last Updated: Oct 20, 2026
Requires WP: 6.4+
Tested Up To: 7.1
PHP Version: 7.4 or higher
Author: GrandSlambert

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Pretty Sidebar Categories

The classic WordPress widget is hidden inside Elementor so you get the native widget and its Style tab. The classic widget is still available under Appearance > Widgets for themes that are not built in Elementor.

Content sets the title, title HTML tag, display template, taxonomy, and term. You can show the term description, link the title to the term archive, and on single pages show only other posts that share the current post's terms. Query sets how many posts to show (1-20), sort (title, publish date, last modified, menu order, or random), order, and whether to hide the current post. Display sets the thumbnail size, date, excerpt length, and the more icon. The more text always links to the post. The default icon is a right chevron, and you can pick another icon.

Open the Style tab. It includes the widget title, list items, dates, excerpts, and images. The title HTML tag can be h1 through h6, div, span, or p. Item and image styles cover typography, colors, hover, spacing, borders, and shadow. More-link colors apply to the excerpt more link.

List Format is a text list. Image Left and Image Right place the featured image beside the title. Full Width Image spans the featured image across the widget. Choose the template in the classic widget or in the Elementor Display template control. To add your own, put a PHP file in pretty-sidebar-categories/templates inside your theme. The file name becomes the template name. Do not name it list.php; that name is reserved.

By default, the plugin searches public post types. Change which types are included on Settings > Sidebar Categories.

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